Premier League webchat: Amy Lawrence answered your questions

Spurs meet Chelsea for the first time since suffering a 5-1 thrashing in last season's FA Cup semi-final( pictured). Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

JacquesCustard asks: Are there any unheralded English Premier League players that you think could do a good job at a higher level?

Good question, and good point about how hard it is for players, particularly from promoted teams, to sustain it. Norwich fans who have seen more of him may beg to differ, but when I saw Norwich live this season I was astonished by how casual Grant Holt looked. There was no more chasing down and hassling defenders, he stood about for most of the game looking only vaguely interested.

Chedozie asks: How glad do you think that AVB will be to get this next fixture out of the way regardless of the result?

I think he won't be too fussed about the attention. I'm sure deep down a small part of him would like to demonstrate his worth to Chelsea but that will be pretty insignificant compared to his focus on improving Tottenham. He is quite an ordered character, really, and doesn't give the impression of having one of those massive egos that ensures he feels he is at the centre of the story.

Sipho asks: Am I the only one who agrees with Jason Roberts about the Kick It Out Campaign? On a related note, am I also the only one who also expected Lescott to have done likewise?

No. It is a bold stance and one that must make people take notice of the pussyfooting and ineffectiveness in the way that football is handling this problem. Expecting other players to do likewise is surely one for each individual.

MrMondypops asks: which Sunderland player is going to get sent off this weekend with Cattermole suspended?

All I will say is that my main memories of covering a Sunderland-Newcastle game a few years ago was that it was very fruity and very fiesty all round. One of the home fans even tried to lamp one on Malcolm Macdonald who was in the commentary box.

EmmaEmz asks: are you expecting Luis Suarez to get a penalty this weekend?

Luis Suarez to get a pen? Apparently the ref is due to be Roger East from Wiltshere. Not a million miles from Reading?

Cryogenic asks: Do you think the absence of John Terry for tomorrow's match will coincide with Chelsea having a blip? With Shakhar away and games against Manchester United, we might actually know more about this side, when they play good teams week in, week out.

I don't think it will have a massive effect at all. Gary Cahill and David Luiz demonstrated amply at the end of last season that they have the wherewithal to be a perfectly competent backline for Chelsea. If they do have a blip I don't think the absence of Terry will be the issue.

Amy has arrived in the comments section and has begun answering questions. Here's a question from Rico79:

Was AVB right to suggest that Porto's unbeaten season was a better achievement than Chelsea's Champions League win? Sour grapes?

Managers generally loathe being asked to compare things, particularly in terms of achievements. I can appreciate why comparisons are tiresome, especially in this case where the longevity of a league campaign is so obviously different to a knock out competition, where more is dependent on luck and performances on a given day. Even for players or managers fortunate enough to win a lot will tell you that each occasion had its own special resonance.

That said, on the subject of managers having to answer comparitive questions, I remember one football journalist who was only ever capable of asking questions which required acknowlegement of whether something was a "best" or "worst". The look on Arsene Wenger's face when he was asked if Robin van Persie had been the best player he'd ever seen experience a rape charge was something else.

Good morning. Amy Lawrence is online now answering your questions about this weekend's football.